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VectorY Therapeutics

Amsterdam gene therapy company founded in 2020 developing vectorized antibody therapies, combining AAV-delivered intracellular antibodies with targeted protein degradation, for neurodegenerative and muscular diseases; lead program VTx-002 targets TDP-43 in ALS.

Headquarters

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Year Founded

2020

Founders

Carlo Incerti, Pavlina Konstantinova, Anthony Newcombe, Barbara Sanders; Sander van Deventer (CEO)

Country

Netherlands

Financial Information

Funding Stage

Series A

Recent Funding

$138M

Funding By

EQT Life Sciences, Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund, MRL Ventures Fund (Merck), Insight Partners, ALS Investment Fund, BioGeneration Ventures, Eli Lilly

Core Technology

Vectorized antibodies: AAV-delivered intracellular antibodies with targeted protein degradation

Product Type

Gene Therapy

Pipeline Stage (Very Important)

Preclinical

Regulatory Status

  • IND Filed: No
  • FDA/EMA Status: N/A
  • Clinical Trial Registration: N/A
  • Patents / IP Status: Not disclosed

Partnerships

Pharma Collaborations

Eli Lilly (seed investor); MRL Ventures Fund (Merck)

Academic / Hospital Tie-ups

Not disclosed

CRO/CDMO Partnerships

Not disclosed

Market & Differentiation

Combines AAV delivery with protein degradation to reach disease targets inside cells